A didactic display illustrating pearl button manufacture
Object No. 10007
Didactic display, illustrating pearl button manufacture, pearl shell / metal / cardboard, maker unknown, Sydney, Australia, 1875-1885
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Summary
Physical Description
A didactic display illustrating pearl button manufacture. The display consists of half a pearl shell with three holes of varying sizes cut through its surface, three examples of different sized 'button blanks', these are the circular pieces of pearl removed from the shell, two metal tubular revolving saw attachments, used to remove the blanks from the pearl shell and a small cardboard label used in the display.
PRODUCTION
Notes
The material for this didactic display was made or sourced in Sydney between 1875 and 1885
SOURCE
Credit Line
Gift of John Fagan, 1885
Acquisition Date
19 August 1885
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